The top 6 of the 12 teams qualify for the Quarter Finals. Team 7-10 will play in a pre playoff. Quarter Finals, Semi Finals and the Finals are played in best-of-7 series.

The 11th and 12th placed teams of the final standings in Elitserien play a relegation/promotion Round Robin against 4 teams from Allsvenskan (Swedish 2nd level). The two best teams qualify for Elitserien next season.

There's been four preseason games in Sweden today. VIK Västerås HK-Linköping HC 1-2, AIK-Vita Hästen 2-1, Mora IK-Leksands IF, Sundsvall-Österund 2-3 (SO). With Linköpings win, the team now have four straight wins.

(25 Aug 2015)

HV71 Defenseman out for six months

Lawrence Pilut, HV71, is forced to operate his shoulder in order to strengthen it up. HV71 decided today to let Lawrence operate his shoulder. This means that the young talent will be out up to six months.

Skellefteå AIK won their first game in CHL tonight as they defeated HK Nitra, 4-2. But it wasn't just Nitra that caused problem for the Swedish team, there was also a thick fog now and then on the ice, which made it hard to see. But three points to Skellefteå AIK and a good start in CHL.

(21 Aug 2015)

Results preseason Wednesday August 19

There's been two preseason games played in Swedish hockey today. Timrå IK-AIK 3-2 and Karlskrona HK-Linköpings HC 1-4.